Birds in Meath

103 species listed · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024

Our list for Meath has 103 bird species recorded regularly there: 42 residents, 17 summer visitors, 4 winter visitors, 17 passage migrants and 23 scarce visitors.

The list comes from 8,238 birdwatchers' records from 2019–2024, shared through the eBird Observation Dataset on GBIF. A bird is listed when it was recorded in at least 3 of the 6 years and has a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur here than are listed; the months show when it is recorded most years.

Birds to see in Meath in September

40 species on our list are recorded regularly this month. These are the ones birdwatchers record most often.

All 40 birds in September

Arriving in September: Song Thrush, Eurasian Teal, Grey Wagtail.

Through the year

Species recorded regularly in Meath each month: most in August (57), fewest in November (23). Choose a month to see its birds.

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Goldcrest
GoldcrestSmallest · 8.5cm
to
Whooper Swan
Whooper SwanLargest · 165cm
From the Goldcrest (8.5 cm) to the Whooper Swan (165 cm)36 families

All 103 birds on the list

Showing 24–46 of 103 species

Song Thrush

Song Thrush

Turdus philomelosLC

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly Mar–Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Mallard

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchosLC

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly Jan–Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Curlew

Curlew

Numenius arquataNT

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Aug–Feb

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Ruddy Turnstone

Ruddy Turnstone

Arenaria interpresLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Aug–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Sand Martin

Sand Martin

Riparia ripariaLC

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly Apr–Aug

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Dunnock

Dunnock

Prunella modularisLC

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly Feb–Dec

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Common Gull

Common Gull

Larus canusLC

ResidentCommon

Regularly Jul–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
House Martin

House Martin

Delichon urbicumLC

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly May–Aug

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

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Willow Warbler

Willow Warbler

Phylloscopus trochilusLC

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly Apr–Jul

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Coal Tit

Coal Tit

Periparus aterLC

ResidentCommon

Regularly Jan–Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Goldcrest

Goldcrest

Regulus regulusLC

ResidentCommon

Regularly May–Feb

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Great Black-backed Gull

Great Black-backed Gull

Larus marinusLC

ResidentCommon

Regularly Jul–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Great Cormorant

Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carboLC

ResidentCommon

Regularly Jul–Feb

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Chiffchaff

Chiffchaff

Phylloscopus collybitaLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Apr–Jul

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Common Raven

Common Raven

Corvus coraxLC

ResidentCommon

Regularly Feb–Nov

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Dunlin

Dunlin

Calidris alpinaLC

ResidentCommon

Regularly Aug–Dec

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Great Crested Grebe

Great Crested Grebe

Podiceps cristatusLC

ResidentCommon

Regularly Aug–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Blackcap

Blackcap

Sylvia atricapillaLC

ResidentCommon

Regularly Apr–Jun

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Moorhen

Moorhen

Gallinula chloropusLC

ResidentCommon

Regularly May–Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Meadow Pipit

Meadow Pipit

Anthus pratensisLC

ResidentCommon

Regularly Apr–Jan

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Common Swift

Common Swift

Apus apusLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly May–Aug

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Mistle Thrush

Mistle Thrush

Turdus viscivorusLC

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly Nov–Jul

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Lesser Black-backed Gull

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Larus fuscusLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Apr–Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
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Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made

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